Cat tattoo ideas

1,806 photos and flash · 22% Fine line, 16% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Black tribal-style cat with swirling vine motifs on the side of a torso, with a yellow fabric edge visible at the left.
Tribal cat with swirling vines on skin
Colour tattoo of a grey cat wearing a tartan deerstalker and holding a pipe, on the forearm of a person in a checked shirt.
Grey cat in a plaid deerstalker on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Disney's Ariel, Flounder the fish and Marie the cat among seaweed and bubbles, in a bold neo-traditional style on a forearm.
Ariel, Flounder and Marie on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of two cats sitting on a branch under a full moon in a blue night sky, placed on the thigh.
Two cats watching a full moon on a thigh
Black and white photo from behind of a fine line cat outline tattoo on the nape of a person's neck.
Single line cat on the nape of the neck
Black single-line drawing of a sitting cat in profile, looking left, with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Minimalist sitting cat line drawing
Colour realism tattoo of a cat with bright blue eyes set against a starry galaxy, on the upper arm.
Galaxy cat on upper arm
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey and the lowest in colour.
Three kitten portraits stacked on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat wearing a black tricorn hat with yellow studs and a skull and crossbones, on the forearm.
Pirate cat in tricorn hat on a forearm
Four cat head designs wearing floral crowns in pink, red, yellow and orange, arranged in a diagonal row along a forearm against a white brick wall.
Four cat heads with flower crowns on a forearm
Coloured flash drawing of a sugar skull cat face with a red rose on its forehead, a red bow and a red rose below, framed by vines on a yellow background.
Sugar skull cat with rose and bow
Black and grey geometric cat head tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm.
Geometric cat head on a forearm
Black and grey geometric cat tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower leg.
Geometric cat on a calf
Black silhouette tattoo of a cat on a crescent moon, with bats and stars, on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Cat on crescent moon with bats and stars
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small solid black silhouette of a cat with an arched back tattooed on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small black cat tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling cat head with bared fangs and dotted shading, on a lower leg, in a traditional blackwork style.
Snarling cat head on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon cat with a bow, small wings and a bow and arrow, surrounded by outlined hearts, on the upper arm.
Cartoon cat with hearts on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a seated cat outline with pink, blue and purple watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Cat silhouette with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black and grey cat portrait with orange floral sprigs and leaves, sketch-like watercolour style, tattooed on the lower leg.
Cat and flowers on a lower leg
Man with colourful tattoos covering his neck and both forearms and upper arms, wearing a light grey t-shirt printed with a grumpy cat illustration.
Tattooed neck and arms, grumpy cat t-shirt
Watercolour-style tattoo of a stretching cat with a small pink heart above it, on the lower leg.
Stretching cat with heart on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat face with large ears and wide eyes, on the inner forearm.
Sphynx cat face on a forearm
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the top of a foot, close to the toes.
Cat silhouette on the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with blue eyes and a purple and pink spiral body and striped tail, placed on the upper thigh.
Cheshire Cat with spiral body on thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon hairless cat with large blue eyes wearing a teal knitted sweater, placed on a calf in a neo-traditional style.
Sphynx cat in a teal sweater on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of two cats curled together in a circle among blackberry branches, leaves and flowers, on the upper arm.
Two curled cats with blackberry branch on upper arm
Back of a woman's neck showing a small fine line black cat outline tattoo, with a tabby cat resting on her shoulder.
Fine line cat tattoo on the nape
Neo-traditional tattoo of a sleeping grey cat curled up beside a branch of blue berries and green leaves on the thigh.
Sleeping grey cat and blueberry branch on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kitten face wearing a beaded jewelled necklace, covering the back of a hand.
Cat face with jewelled necklace on the hand
Fine line black tattoo of a slender cat with a curled tail on a person's upper back, with a real black cat resting its head on the shoulder.
Black cat tattoo on an upper back
Four purple ink sketches of cats with octopus tentacles for bodies, arranged in a grid on white paper.
Cat and octopus hybrid sketches
Black ink drawing of a cat face with three eyes and dense hatched fur, shown as a flash design on white paper rather than on skin.
Three-eyed cat face drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a steampunk cat wearing a top hat and goggles, surrounded by gears, on the upper thigh.
Steampunk cat in top hat and goggles on thigh
A small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with white flowers and green foliage behind it.
Small cat silhouette on a wrist
Collage of four tattoos showing cats and dogs: a black silhouette on the neck, a fine line heartbeat with paw print on the inner arm, a fine line cat on the chest, and a watercolour cat and dog on the
Cat and dog tattoo designs in four placements
Black and grey tattoo of a small animal wearing round reflective sunglasses, stretched out horizontally on the forearm.
Small creature in sunglasses on a forearm
Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of an hourglass with a red blood drip, the words TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND and a blue flower below, on the forearm.
Hourglass with blood drip and blue flower
Fine line black tattoo of a cat curled around an outlined heart on the inside of a wrist.
Sleeping cat curled around a heart on a wrist
Black and white flash sheet of six tattoo designs: paw prints, a cat silhouette, a handprint with a paw, a yin yang with a hand and paw, and a spiral paw.
Paw print and pet flash designs
Flash-style drawing of a Hello Kitty face styled as a sugar skull, with pink bow, turquoise flowers and cobweb ears, with no body placement shown.
Hello Kitty sugar skull design
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing a cartoon cat with a red bow, a giraffe, a pink strawberry ice cream cone and purple bubbles.
Cartoon cat, giraffe and strawberry ice cream on upper arm
Two matching solid black cat silhouette tattoos with heart-shaped tails and script words Mother and Daughter on a pair of forearms.
Matching cat silhouette tattoos for mother and daughter
Flash-style design of a black cat with yellow eyes, framed by pink roses and green leaves, with a banner reading Wednesday beneath it.
Black cat with roses and Wednesday banner
Colourful geometric patchwork-style cat tattoo with small paw prints trailing behind it, on the outer thigh.
Patchwork cat with paw prints on the thigh
Japanese style flash drawing of a grey cat with a scowling face and one blue eye, wearing a red hood with gold floral patterns, set against blue clouds on a pale background.
Cat in a red hood with clouds
Colourful geometric tattoo of a hairless cat face with blue eyes and forget-me-not flowers on a forearm.
Hairless cat and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat with yellow-green eyes on the upper arm, set against a red background.
Tabby cat portrait on upper arm